After a lot of internal discussion, I’ve settled on using a Waterbox 20 Cube to make a small Ocellaris Clownfish reef tank. I don’t think I’ll be getting any other fish in there but maybe a Blood Red Fire Shrimp and I do want a Bubble Tip Anemone. Workers at my LFS said a 20 cube should be more than enough but I am hearing a lot of conflicting information. Regardless, my tank will probably not have a protein skimmer (at least for now) but I will use RO/DI water eventually. I’m planning on either purely using dry rock or maybe mostly dry rock with a few pounds of live rock since it’s so expensive and I have time. I’m planning on building my aquarium in ‘stages,’ with the first stage just being the basic setup with no fish, corals, or anemone— just the tank, 3-4” of aragonite sand, rock, and saltwater. The second stage will bring the heater, a test kit, and a light, where if conditions are right, I may add the fish. Third stage will be the purchase of an RO/DI system where I will slowly transition the tank into RO/DI water so I can introduce anemone and corals. The reason for these stages is simply I do not have a lot of money as I am already maintaining other tanks. Anyways, once I set up the tank, what should I expect? Meaning, I know many people have an ‘ugly phase.’ What’s the best way to make it go by smoothly, or even speed it up, if I don’t have anything living in the tank? How should I introduce corals and anemone? How can I be sure my tank is ready for the addition of fish? How should I set up my aquascape to best suit the fish and anemone? These are my main questions but if there is any other information I should be aware of feel free to say it.